They travelled miles from home to commit crime... but the local community rumbled them
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThree ‘key players’ of a Rochdale-based crime gang have been jailed after detectives uncovered a £20,000 cannabis farm. Mohammed Qabir and Darren Newey travelled to Accrington in Lancashire to set up and run the cannabis factory.
In July 2021, police received information from the local community about criminal activity taking place at a property in Garbett Street, Accrington.
Officers forced entry and found Qabir together with Newey, Liam Davies, Anthony Evans and Carl Frost all inside the house. Fully-grown cannabis plants with a street value of more than £20,000 were found inside, together with smaller plants, LancsLive reports.
Police said the electricity meter had also been by-passed, causing a serious risk of fire to the cannabis farm and surrounding properties.
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